Wild & Waking

In today’s episode, we talk about how to overcome people pleasing, self abandonment, and good girl syndrome. As women, we’re taught from a very young age that our value is found in what we do for others. We’re taught to give and to serve, self-sacrifice, and do it ALL with a smile on our face. We lack the inner knowing that ‘I am good’ is actually separate from WHAT we do - whether that’s in the home, in our career, at church, etc.

Sara Bybee Fisk is a Master Certified Coach and Instructor who has a passion for teaching and coaching. She teaches women how to tame the rampant people pleasing, perfectionism, and codependency that causes them so much frustration and resentment. 

Sara understands that people pleasing really is the plague of womanhood, because it robbed her of time, energy, and effort for far too long. After growing up in a very conservative, religious environment, she found herself always looking for others’ approval, and questioning her worth. Sara eventually learned that yes, she was (and IS) ‘enough’, and she doesn’t need anyone’s stamp of approval to have a fulfilling and empowering life!

In this episode, ​​we cover:

• Sara’s journey with people pleasing + how it led her to the work she does today
• How the church & religion influences women + the way they show up in the world
• What people pleasing looks like from a young age + what happens when it starts to feel like a burden
• Why both people pleasing and not people pleasing is uncomfortable + how to process the discomfort that comes with not people pleasing
• How to ‘find’ yourself again when you feel completely lost in motherhood
• How to have those ‘tough’ conversations with those around you when you’re done with people pleasing
• Redefining what it actually means for you to be a ‘good mom’
• Internal Family Systems + how we can connect to this and move past people pleasing

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Connect with Sara:

• Check out Stop People Pleasing: Holiday Edition (workshop & coaching experience)
• Download her free guide: How to Have a Difficult Conversation
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• Listen to The Ex-Good Girl Podcast
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Resources & Links:

• No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz
• Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy
• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
• Book me as a speaker for your next event
• Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

We’re talking ALL things money today, and Lisa is the perfect person to help us with this. I know money can be somewhat of a touchy topic, and really bring up a variety of feelings for us. It is my intention as a business owner to continue to be empowered and make financial decisions that will ultimately grow the kind of wealth that I want to have, so I can make the lasting impact I want in the world. I’m betting you can relate to that, too! 

Lisa Chastain is a professional money coach that helps passionate and successful women shed the shame and guilt around their finances and focus on healthy spending, instead of restricted budgeting.

In today’s episode, we talk about empowering women to rewrite their money story and step into their financial potential without guilt or shame. All of us have certain beliefs about money that were ingrained into us as children. Regardless of what our ‘money story’ is, it’s our job to take responsibility for that, and break free from those beliefs that are no longer serving us!

I hope this conversation inspires you to dig into your own money story, stop playing small, and yes..be a little disruptive on your path to building unbelievable wealth, friend!

In this episode, we cover:

• Lisa’s ‘humble’ money mindset that was instilled in her as a young girl + the disconnect she experienced regarding her big dreams vs. not feeling like she was ‘enough’
• Taking responsibility for your money story + choosing to break free from deeply-rooted, limiting money beliefs that aren’t serving you
• The 5 unique money personalities
• What it can look like to take control of your finances + build wealth for yourself
• How to navigate healthy money conversations in your relationship
• What a healthy money ‘dynamic’ can look like for parents and their kids
• Realizing that money is not that complicated
• Being open to learning about money + surrounding yourself with women who are talking about AND normalizing money

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Connect with Lisa:

• Get a special discount on Lisa’s Money Personality Quiz
• Follow on Instagram and Facebook
• Check out her website
• Listen to her Real Money Podcast

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Some links referenced below are affiliate links which means I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!

Resources & Links:

• Check out Investopedia
• Check out Khan Academy
• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
• Book me as a speaker for your next event
• Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

In today’s episode, I want to talk about what it looks like ‘beyond the badge’, and embracing seasons in a world obsessed with busy. For me, I wore ‘busy’ like a badge of honor. I wanted to achieve every milestone, achievement, and check allll the boxes. Busy became my default answer, because when we’re busy, that means we’re successful..right?

Over the last couple of years, I’ve really leaned into the concept of ‘wintering’. While we seem to be adding more and more to our calendar, Nature is instead telling us to be still, turn inward, and do less. Whether we’re experiencing pregnancy, trying to navigate postpartum, transitioning our career, or some other kind of major life change, it’s VITAL that we slow down, and honor the season we’re in.

I want to encourage you to honor your natural energy, and be present with what’s right in front of you. When you’re able to know, love, and trust yourself just as you are, you’ll be able to come home to yourself, and truly thrive, regardless of the season you’re in.

In this episode, I cover:

• Turning to the ‘cyclical’ nature of the world and honoring the season you’re in
• My story of wearing ‘busy’ like a badge of honor + how I’ve actively worked to change that over time
• My journey through burnout + the unexpected blessings this led to
• Choosing to truly slow down during life’s seasons + learning the art of ‘simplify to amplify’
• Finding alignment in the life you want to create + focusing on being present, and coming home to yourself

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• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
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• Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

In today’s episode, Leah McCloud and I talk about harnessing your Human Design to create your dream life, true alignment, and ease in your business. Human Design is a self-awareness modality that shows you how energy works in your unique body, and how you can use (and optimize) that energy in your life. When you learn your specific Human Design type and discover how to get into alignment and ‘flow’, SO much is possible - especially as an entrepreneur!

Leah dives into the 5 different Human Design types, as well as the 7 types of ‘authority’ pieces that go hand-in-hand with your intuition. Leah and I are both generators, and for me, my intuition comes through as a ‘gut’ feeling (aka sacral authority).

I’m so, so grateful for Leah, and the wealth of knowledge that she is when it comes to Human Design. If you’re ready to harness your Human Design to create your dream life, and find true alignment and ease in your business, this is the episode for you, friend!

In this episode, we cover:

• Leah’s whirlwind journey with human design + what has transpired for her over the last 2 years
• What human design is + who it can help 
• Understanding & using our human design effectively as entrepreneurs
• The 5 different human design energy types
• The ‘authority’ piece of human design + how this works with your intuition
• What Leah’s ‘coming home to herself’ has looked like in recent years
• How human design has been the vehicle for Leah’s dream life creation + her upcoming book
• Slowing down + really embracing the season you’re in 

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Connect with Leah:

• Learn more about Human Design Mastery, her reader training program
• Follow on Instagram @leahmccloud and @thedesignofyou
• Check out her website
• Listen to her podcast The Design of You

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Related Episodes:

• Episode 015 | What is Human Design? with Leah McCloud

Resources & Links:

Some links referenced below are affiliate links which means I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!

• Use code GATHERINGROWTH for a discount on Leah’s guidebooks and 1:1 readings
• Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
• Regenerative Business: How to Align Your Business with Nature for More Abundance, Fulfillment, and Impact
• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
• Book me as a speaker for your next event
• Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

I’m honored to be joined by my new friend, Tracy Litt, on the podcast today!

In today’s episode, we talk about how to create safety within yourself, unpack fear and imposter syndrome, and tap into your unlimited potential. Something that every single one of us has been affected by is FEAR. While we may think fear is a negative thing and we need to move away from it completely..that’s actually not true (nor is it possible to do). Fear is lovingly trying to keep us alive! Imposter syndrome (something else I’m sure you know about) tends to show up right along with fear..except it’s a ‘crutch’ that we fall back on all too easily.

Tracy and I also dug deep into emotional addictions, why it’s VITAL that we work to clear the ‘emotional congestion’ from our bodies, how our thoughts and our intuition vary, stepping into ‘feeling our feelings’, and more. 

In this episode, we cover:

• Tracy’s journey of following the ‘normal’ path society told her to, which ultimately led her to want more, go after her dreams, and help the world in a BIGGER way
• Where fear actually comes from + the role imposter syndrome plays
• How we create safety instead of simply ‘finding’ it + ways to regulate our nervous system
• What the ‘drip process’ is + why it’s our responsibility to change what’s being ‘dripped’
• Realizing that you ARE doing ‘enough’ and you’re not ‘screwing up’ your kids 
• Why it’s vital that we understand our emotional addictions + how we clear emotional ‘congestion’ from the body that’s keeping us ‘stuck’
• Key differences between our thoughts & our intuition + why overcoming fear is actually impossible, but not a bad thing
• Understanding that emotion is energy in motion + what happens when you become a woman who fully ‘feels her feelings’

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Connect with Tracy:

• Listen to her Ted Talk: Dear Fear, It’s Not You, It’s Me
• Check out her article: The Fundamental Fallacy of Imposter Syndrome
• Take the epic FREE Ascension Assessment Test
• Listen to the FREE Courage to Fail audio series
• Follow on Instagram @thetracylitt and @the_schoolofbecoming
• Follow on Facebook
• Connect on LinkedIn
• Check out her website

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• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
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• Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

In today’s episode, I want to give you a peek ‘behind the curtain’, and show you what life as a harvest mom really looks like. I think most of us would agree that certain seasons in life have us juggling more ‘glass balls’ than usual, which can totally throw our homeostasis off kilter!

If you’re a woman in a tough season right now (whether that’s harvest or something else), I want to urge you to PLEASE ask for help. You’re not a burden, and you can’t do it all! Modern motherhood feels so damn hard, because we were never meant to do all of this alone. We have to create these villages that we crave, and support each other where we can.

I hope this episode encourages you to give yourself grace, embrace progress over perfection, and know that you ARE enough, friend. On the other side of that hustle, survival, and burnout is a life you can be obsessed with - I promise!

In this episode, I cover:

• Why it’s okay to take a step back and not have a certain goal be top priority, all the time
• Understanding that we ALL experience hard seasons, and admitting that we’re struggling won’t take away from someone else’s situation
• Why we so often shove down and ‘pack away’ our emotions & feelings, instead of addressing them right away
• The constant praise for independence + realizing you don’t have to do it alone, and you’re actually NOT a burden when you ask for help

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Related Episodes:

• Episode 066 | Harvest Mom Hacks

Resources & Links:

• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
• Book me as a speaker for your next event
• Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

I’m very grounded in where I am now, but that wasn’t always the case. I know firsthand that this personal growth journey is HARD! We want our personal growth to be perfectly laid out with a set plan in place, but...it doesn’t work like that. Our personal growth and healing doesn’t have a certain ‘end date’; it’s more of a practice of trust and release to have faith in knowing that we ARE on the path that is meant for us, regardless of how long it takes! 

In today’s episode, I’m talking about cultivating confidence, sucking at something new, and taking brave action. For me, my definition of success has greatly changed over the last year. As an Enneagram 3, I used to believe success meant chasing and achieving big goals so I would be ‘enough’, and people would love me. But no...it’s doing meaningful work that I truly LOVE, and is actually making a difference in other women’s lives!

In this episode, I cover:

• Why your personal growth and healing journey doesn’t have an ‘end date’, and it won’t be laid out ‘perfectly’ either
• How my definition of success has dramatically changed in the last year
• Understanding that you can’t ‘magically’ create confidence, because it’s cultivated by taking brave, scary action
• Realizing that you’re already capable and qualified to start doing that ‘thing’ that you know you’re meant to do
• The beauty that awaits you when you come HOME to yourself + fully know, love, and trust yourself

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Find the complete show notes here: https://emilyreuschel.com/117-cultivating-confidence-sucking-at-something-new-and-taking-brave-action/ 

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• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
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• Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

I’m VERY excited to have a special guest, Lindsy Trotter, on the podcast today! Lindsy has become one of my ‘business besties’, and someone I’ve loved getting to work and connect with on a deeper level. Our paths have crossed in multiple ways this year; she joined one of my masterminds + we both joined Suzy Holman’s mastermind, and we have a LOT in common (kind of feels like we have the same brain). 

Like so many of us, Lindsy has dealt with perfectionist and overachiever tendencies, and she loved checking ALLLL the boxes. As an ADHD entrepreneur who’s an Enneagram 3, she had accomplished so much already, but was not feeling fulfilled in her business. She was struggling with what to do next, and had multiple signs telling her that something wasn’t ‘right’ in her business, with her health, etc.

Ultimately, she knew she needed to slow down, ‘unplug’ more, and make some drastic changes in her life. Now, Lindsy has a renewed sense of excitement for her business and what’s to come - she’s truly FLOURISHING!

In this episode, we cover:

• Lindsy’s journey from teacher to entrepreneur, and the full-on ‘hustle and grind’ mode she was in as she built her business
• When you’re misaligned/don’t know what’s next in your business, and feel like ‘burning it down’ is all that’s left to do
• Why therapy and ‘feeling your feelings’ isn’t necessarily fun or enjoyable, but is crucial when you’re ready for the next chapter in your life
• Lindsy’s upcoming course + what she wishes she better understood her first year in business
• How ADHD has impacted Lindsy + how she shows up in business

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Find the complete show notes here: https://emilyreuschel.com/116-morning-sun-entrepreneurship-with-adhd-and-burning-it-down-with-lindsy-trotter/ 

Connect with Lindsy:

• Get on the waitlist for Lindsy’s upcoming course HERE
• Follow on Instagram @lindsy.trotter and @chilledfreezermeals
• Check out her website

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I’m excited to be back with this part 2 episode, all about WHY you’re disconnected from your inner knowing, how to know, love, and trust yourself, and how to deepen your intuition. If for some reason you missed part 1 (linked below), make sure to give that a listen and then come back to this one when you’re done!

In today’s episode, I want to dig more into how to truly listen to your body and your intuition, and really, ways to do that in your everyday life.

In this episode, I cover:

• Learning to listen to your body and get curious about your body language
• Simple ways you can work toward better understanding and growing your intuition
• Why you need to stop overthinking your decisions and really tune into yourself, because you already KNOW what you need to do
• The power that comes from embracing your true self, regardless of what anyone else thinks of you
• Getting super clear on what you actually need when you’re in a new/different season
• How I’ve invested time and money into myself this year + why investing into yourself and taking risks truly comes down to your inner knowing
• Giving yourself permission to change and evolve + realizing that you’re NOT a failure if you need to pivot and try something different
• How to know when to slow down vs. when to hustle

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Related Episodes:

• Episode 086 | Wall Art and Intuition
• Episode 087 | Why You Should Commit to an Endurance Challenge
• Episode 114 | Part 1: Why You're Disconnected from Your Inner Knowing, How to Know, Love, and Trust Yourself, and Developing Your Intuition

Resources & Links:

• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
• Book me as a speaker for your next event
• Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

In today’s episode, I want to talk about WHY developing your intuition can be challenging, and really, how to rebuild and reconnect with yourself so it doesn’t stay that way. I’ve talked about this a little bit on the podcast before, but as I’ve continued going deeper on my own journey, I’ve found that coming home to myself and knowing, loving, and trusting myself is such a spiritual experience that transcends consciousness. Intuition isn’t ‘flighty’ like the typical dictionary definition makes it out to be, but rather, a beautiful GIFT!

Tune in for this 2-part episode that will help you uncover why you're disconnected from your inner knowing, how to know, love, and trust yourself, and developing your intuition.

In this episode, I cover:

• Why intuition isn’t ‘flighty’, but is actually a deeper, spiritual experience that transcends consciousness and allows you to come home to yourself
• Why SO many women struggle with the concept of knowing, loving, and trusting themselves
• Being okay with not knowing/having everything figured out and asking questions about God, spirituality, religion, etc.
• The very ‘mixed’ messaging we receive regarding health and wellness, motherhood, business, and more
• The obsession we have with right versus wrong + actually ‘feeling our feelings’, so our emotions can move through us

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Connect with Emily:

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Related Episodes:

• Episode 086 | Wall Art and Intuition
• Episode 015 | What is Human Design? with Leah McCloud

Resources & Links:

• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
• Book me as a speaker for your next event
• Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting